Three competing store owners rented adjoining shops in a mall. Observers waited for mayhem to ensue.

三个相互竞争的店主在一条商业街上紧挨着租了店铺。行人们看着他们彼此中伤对方。

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Yet, on the other hand, they must also be ready for the mayhem that could ensue if, out of the blue, some radical (disruptive) technology were suddenly to rewrite the rules and render their company irrelevant.

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